Nature is evidence
Behavioral claims come from peer-reviewed studies and academic natural history.
A source-led animal dictionary
Look at the animal before reading the symbol.
Look at the animal before reading the symbol. Verified behavior, named cultural traditions, and clearly marked interpretation in one place.
Tradition is specific
Lakota, Ojibwe, Haida, and other peoples are named. “Native American” is not treated as a source.
Meaning is marked
Our behavior-to-personality bridge is visible as interpretation, never as fact.
Animal dictionary
Search by animal, observed trait, or named cultural tradition.
25 of 25 animals
Bear
Ursus arctos / Ursus americanus
Traditions documented: Sámi, Ainu, Khanty
Includes a myth check
Beaver
Castor canadensis / Castor fiber
Traditions documented: Blackfoot, Dane-zaa
Includes a myth check
Bison
Bison bison
Traditions documented: Lakota, Blackfoot, Comanche
Includes a myth check
Cougar
Puma concolor
Traditions documented: Mapuche
Includes a myth check
Coyote
Canis latrans
Traditions documented: Diné (Navajo), Crow (Apsáalooke)
Includes a myth check
Deer
Cervidae (family)
Traditions documented: Yaqui (Yoeme), Sámi
Includes a myth check
Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Traditions documented: Māori, Ainu
Includes a myth check
Dragonfly
Anisoptera (suborder)
Traditions documented: Yamato Japanese, Hopi
Includes a myth check
Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus / Aquila chrysaetos
Traditions documented: Lakota, Buryat
Includes a myth check
Elephant
Loxodonta africana / Elephas maximus
Traditions documented: Hindu tradition (Maharashtra and pan-Indian), Zulu
Includes a myth check
Fox
Vulpes vulpes
Traditions documented: Japanese, Ainu
Includes a myth check
Hawk
Accipitridae (family); Buteo and Accipiter spp.
Traditions documented: Ancient Egyptian religious tradition, Kazakh
Includes a myth check
Horse
Equus caballus
Traditions documented: Buryat, Kazakh
Includes a myth check
Hummingbird
Trochilidae (family)
Traditions documented: Mexica (Nahua), Kwakwa̱ka̱'wakw
Includes a myth check
Jumping spider
Salticidae (family); Portia spp. cited for cognition
Traditions documented: Akan, Hopi
Includes a myth check
Monarch butterfly
Danaus plexippus
Traditions documented: Nahua (Mexica), Purépecha
Includes a myth check
Moose
Alces alces
Traditions documented: Innu
Includes a myth check
Orca
Orcinus orca
Traditions documented: Haida, Nuu-chah-nulth
Includes a myth check
Otter
Enhydra lutris / Lontra canadensis
Traditions documented: Ojibwe, Blackfoot
Includes a myth check
Owl
Strigiformes (order); Tyto alba cited for hearing studies
Traditions documented: Hopi, Ancient Athenian tradition, Sakha (Yakut)
Includes a myth check
Raven
Corvus corax
Traditions documented: Haida, Icelandic and Old Norse literary tradition, Chukchi
Includes a myth check
Salmon
Oncorhynchus spp. / Salmo salar
Traditions documented: Coast Salish, Early Irish literary tradition
Includes a myth check
Snake
Serpentes (suborder)
Traditions documented: Ancient Greek healing cult of Asklepios, Hopi
Includes a myth check
Turtle
Testudines (order)
Traditions documented: Haudenosaunee
Includes a myth check
Wolf
Canis lupus
Traditions documented: Ojibwe, Evenki
Includes a myth check